27 September 2011

"Tofu" license plate banned

Whitney Calk innocently (or perhaps not) requested a vanity license plate from the state of Tennessee, one that read “ILVTOFU.” But her personalized plate reflecting her fondness for bean curds was rejected on the grounds of "vulgarity.”

Little did those who protest that their request for an ILVTOFU vanity
plate has no sexual implications realize that in China, the homeland of
tofu, this seemingly innocuous comestible has definite erotic
connotations in certain circumstances.

Chī dòufu 吃豆腐 may mean simply "eat tofu," but it often is used to
refer to a man flirting or taking liberties with a woman. Mó (mó) dòufu
摩(磨)豆腐 literally means "rub / scrape / stroke (grind) tofu," but it may
also signify touching a woman's breasts or other sensitive parts, and
frequently is used to signify mutual clitoral stimulation by lesbians.

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